Line #73 Creator/AlanTudyk


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3	->''"I was a real [[LargeHam ham]] as a child. I'd insist on dressing up as a cowboy whenever the family went out for dinner. In high school, I was a menace. I'd fake nose bleeds and fainting spells to panic my teachers."''
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5	Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor and voice actor known for his roles as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the space western television series ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' and Wat in ''Film/AKnightsTale''. He co-stared on the ABC sitcom ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' also had a starring role in the film ''Film/FortyTwo'' as Ben Chapman and voiced significant roles in the Disney animated films ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. He's appeared in every Disney film since ''Wreck-It Ralph'', in fact, and commonly voices characters who play the role of the RedHerring.
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7	Primarily known for his comedic roles, he's made more of a mark with villainous roles in recent years. A good example would be the psychotic serial killer Carl "Alpha" Craft from ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', where Tudyk subverted the Wash persona that most Whedon fans best knew him for.
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9	!! Selected filmography:
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11	* ''Film/PatchAdams'' as Everton (1998)
12	* ''Film/TwentyEightDays'' as Gerhardt (2000)
13	* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' as Todd Peterson (2000)
14	* ''Film/AKnightsTale'' as Wat (2001)
15	* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'' as Lenny (2002)
16	* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'' as Bear (2006)
17	* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Hoban "Wash" Washburne (2002–2003)
18	* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' as Steve the Pirate (2004)
19	* ''Film/IRobot'' as Sonny (2004)
20	* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' as Hoban "Wash" Washburne (2005)
21	* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' as Pastor Veal (2005; 2013)
22	* ''[[Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007 3:10 to Yuma]]'' as Doc Potter (2007)
23	* ''Film/KnockedUp'' as Jack (2007)
24	* ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' as Simon, ''very'' convincingly playing an Englishman (2007)
25	* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as Alpha (2009–2010)
26	* ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' as Michael "Mickey" Crespo (2009)
27	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' as Barry Allen (ComicBook/TheFlash) (2010–2011)
28	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'' as ComicBook/GreenArrow (2010–2013)
29	* ''Film/TuckerAndDaleVsEvil'' as Tucker (2010)
30	* ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' as Dutch (2011)
31	* ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' as Dr. Noah Werner (2011–2014)
32	* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' as King Candy/[[spoiler:Turbo]] (2012)
33	* ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' as [=KnowsMore=] (2018)
34	* ''Film/FortyTwo'' as Ben Chapman (2013)
35	* ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' as Green Arrow
36	** ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (2013)
37	** ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' as Green Arrow (2017)
38	* ''Series/{{Justified}}'' as Elias Marcos (2014)
39	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}}'' as the Duke of Weselton (2013)
40	** ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' as the Duke of Weselton (archive footage), a Guard, a Northuldra Leader, and an Arendellian Soldier (2019)
41	* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' as Alistair Krei (2014)
42	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'' as Franchise/{{Superman}} (2014)
43	* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' as King River Butterfly and Ludo (2015–2019)
44	* ''WebVideo/ConMan'' as Wray Nerely (2015-2017)
45	* ''Film/{{Trumbo}}'' as Ian [=McLellan=] Hunter (2015)
46	* ''Film/{{Oddball}}'' as Bradley Slater (2015)
47	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as Duke Weaselton (2016)
48	** ''WesternAnimation/ZootopiaPlus'' as Duke Weaselton [[note]] First Disney production to feature him sing.[[/note]] (2022)
49	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' as Heihei the chicken (2016)
50	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' as the droid K-2SO
51	** ''Film/RogueOne'' (2016)
52	** ''VideoGame/StarWarsSecretsOfTheEmpire'' (2018)
53	* ''Series/{{Powerless\|2017}}'' as Van Wayne (2017)
54	* ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'' as Mr. Priest (2017)
55	* ''Series/{{The Tick\|2016}}'' as Dangerboat (2017)
56	* ''Film/Deadpool2'' as a redneck who gets tased by Cable (2018)
57	* ''Series/{{Doom Patrol\|2019}}'' as Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody (2019)
58	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn\|2019}}'' as ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Characters/BatmanClayface Clayface]], and Calendar Man (2019-)
59	* ''Film/{{Aladdin\|2019}}'' as Iago (2019)
60	* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' as Todd H. Watson (2019)
61	* ''Series/ResidentAlien'' as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (2021-)
62	* ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' as Tuk Tuk (2021)
63	* ''WesternAnimation/DevilMayCare'' as The Devil (2021)
64	* ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'' as Alfred (2021)
65	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' as Pico the toucan (2021)
66	* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark'' as Optimus Prime (2022-)
67	* ''Film/{{Disenchanted\|2022}}'' as The Talking Scroll (2022)
68	* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' as The Narrator, Radio Announcer 1, Leutenent Duffle (2022)
69	* ''Film/PeterPanAndWendy'' as Mr. Darling (2023)
70	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish\|2023}}'' as Valentino the Goat (2023)
71	* ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' as the Mad Hatter (2023)
72	* ''WesternAnimation/PraisePetey'' as Alan Tudyk (2023)
73	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grimsburg}}'' as Dr. Rufis Pentos/Mr. Flesh (2024)
74	* ''Film/TheTroubleWithJessica'' as Tom (2024)
75	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Creature Commandos\|2024}}'' as Doctor Phosphorus (2024-)
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77	!!Tropes associated with him:
78	* CelebrityResemblance: To Creator/GerritGraham, due to their beaky and tall appearances (not to mention how Tudyk's default hairstyle resembles Graham's from the mid-1980s to today), their character actor abilities to play disparate comedic and serious roles and being associated with Disney more then once (Graham himself had voice roles in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', had writing credit on the short cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceAndThePauper'' and had made his early acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute stage production of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'', which would later become a well-known Disney-owned franchise). Also, both he and Graham had a role in their resumes as a comedic zombie with Tudyk being the TheOtherDarrin for Creator/NathanFillion's Gary on ''Series/SantaClaritaDiet'' to Graham's Bud the Film/{{CHUD}}
79	* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Invoked when voicing the chicken in ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' as he jokes, in between doing the sounds, about the fact that he went to Julliard.
80	* FakeBrit: His English accent in ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' is very convincing. [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Though it does momentarily vanish]] at "Eight hours of this?!"
81	** He wasn't always as convincing: as Wat in ''Film/AKnightsTale'' (admittedly one of his earliest roles) his English accent was serviceable but wobbled a lot from scene to scene. Since then he's gotten a lot better.
82	* LargeHam: He can be very theatrical when he needs to be.
83	* ManOfAThousandVoices:
84	** His Disney roles alone show he has an impressive vocal range, from King Candy, who sounds like Ed Wynn's [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Mad Hatter]], to the Duke of Weselton, who sounds like a British Creator/SteveBuscemi impression. He's even voiced a chicken.
85	** Outside of his roles, he's shown in press interviews for ''Film/RogueOne'' that he can do a startlingly accurate impression of his costar Creator/DiegoLuna, slightly halting Mexican-accented English and all.
86	* PigeonholedVoiceActor:
87	** At least in terms of his Disney roles, where he tends to play older, slimy, petty villains. This trend continues with his casting in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as [[WickedWeasel Duke Weaselton]]. Then, starting with ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', he's since gained a new type of pigeonhole in voicing animal sidekicks, which he continued in ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''.
88	** Also, being put in Disney stuff in general -- after five consecutive roles, [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent he's effectively become the]] John Ratzenberger of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon.
89	* PlayingAgainstType:
90	** On the other hand, he provides the voice of Heihei the Chicken from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', who is the film's PluckyComicRelief animal sidekick.
91	** Tudyk also features in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark'' as ''freaking '''OPTIMUS PRIME'''''. Let's face it, nothing says this trope more than a guy known for villain, comedy or side roles playing the BigGood.
92	* PlayingWithCharacterType: He's introduced in ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as a very similar character to the one he became famous for in Joss Whedon's earlier ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Wash, and appears to be a harmless dolt. Then it turns out he's actually the rogue active "Alpha", a SerialKiller with a sci-fi version of multiple personality disorder. Later on he started playing similar BitchInSheepsClothing characters until that became a typecasting in itself, and was subverted the other way around in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' where he's set up to be the BigBad, but isn't.
93	* ThrowItIn:
94	** According to Creator/GiancarloVolpe, he was prone to this as [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Ludo]].
95	** In ''Film/RogueOne'', he ([=K-2SO=]) improvised smacking Cassian in the face ("And that's a fresh one if you mouth off again."). You can see Creator/DiegoLuna {{corpsing}} while he hides his face behind his hand while pretending he's holding his hurt jaw.
96	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
97	** He auditioned for the part of [[Characters/TheOfficeUSMichaelScott Michael Scott]] on ''Series/{{The Office\|US}}'' before Creator/SteveCarell was cast.
98	** He was the original actor for Rafe in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' but left the project when his contract was voided when the original director, Amy Henning, quit.
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100	->''"I am a leaf on the wind -- watch how I soar."''

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